LESA AT A GLANCE

The LESA Center is dedicated to developing autonomous intelligent systems to address modern challenges in the connected environment. LESA research integrates basic science, applied engineering and societal needs transforming how people live and work.

Center Overview

Funded primarily by the National Science Foundation (NSF), with matching fund support from New York State Empire Development Corporation and Corporate Member support, the LESA Center is an interdisciplinary, multi-university center developing “Systems that ThinkTM”.

The LESA Center joins academia, industry, and government in partnerships with the aim of producing transformational and advanced engineered systems and solutions in the areas of Efficient Buildings, Heathcare, Cognition, Plant Science, and VLC Communications, among others. LESA research is concentrated around its fundamentals of using adaptive sensors and controls for numerous and practical real-world applications.

LESA faculty and senior research engineers work alongside engineering undergraduates, graduates, and post-doctoral fellows who are adept at innovation and primed for leadership in the global economy. LESA partners with Boston University, The University of New Mexico, and Thomas Jefferson University to achieve its objectives.